Music Pedagogy

a) The artistic specialisation subject instrument/vocal can be taken either with the classical music profile (all instruments and vocals) or the jazz/rock/pop/world music profile (piano, guitar, drums, electric bass, double bass, vocals, saxophone).

- The following applies to the classical music profile: The requirements for the aptitude test in the instrumental or vocal specialisation subject correspond to the details listed under 1 to 3, 8 to 9, 11 to 15, 18 to 19, 22, 24 to 25, 29 to 30 and 34 to 43.

- The following applies to the jazz/rock/pop/world music profile: The requirements for the aptitude test in the instrumental or vocal specialisation subject consist of the performance of at least three stylistically different works from jazz, Latin, pop, funk, world music or rock, optionally with an accompanying band on site (the use of backing tracks is not permitted). The sheet music for the backing band must be provided in triplicate (lead sheet with chord symbols and melody).

b) The pedagogical part of the aptitude test consists of an interview on the submitted application documents (approx. 30 minutes). The commission for this part of the examination consists of the head of the degree programme and another teacher from the Master's degree programme in Music Education.

c) The following must be submitted with the application

- a letter of motivation (one DIN A4 page) in which the applicant explains why he/she is applying for this degree programme at the Freiburg University of Music and why he/she believes he/she will be able to complete it successfully,

- a video compilation of several sequences of their own teaching activities in different teaching contexts with a total duration of approx. 10 minutes.

The basis for the decision on the allocation of study places is the assessment of the pedagogical part of the examination.